Hearing Hong Qi's voice, Zhu Dazhuang didn't dare to be negligent anymore. He looked back at the men behind him, and he didn't know how many of these guys were willing to sacrifice their lives for him.

Holding the package, Zhu Dazhuang walked into the big room.

The large window facing the south was open, and the sunlight shone in like a sword. Through the sword-like sunlight, you could see the flying dust. Hong Qi stood at a table and carefully watched an old man peeling something.

.Next to the table, there are several large cardboard boxes. There is a big red paper attached to them, and several of them have been opened.

Zhu Dazhuang knew about this thing. It was called fireworks. He heard that they were lit and exploded into the sky, and the colors were very beautiful. The Ministry of Revenue purchased a lot of them in Liaodong. It is said that a large number of these things will be set off in the palace tonight. The news has long been spread among the people.

Open, everyone is waiting to see it with their own eyes at night, how beautiful this thing is.

Nowadays, it is sold in the cheap shops in Beijing, but a box costs one hundred taels of silver. Ordinary people will shake their heads when they hear the price. If you are not a wealthy person, you don't even have the courage to take a look.

There was a pungent smell in the room, like the smell of sulfur. On another table, several men were rolling a black powder in kraft paper. Zhu Dazhuang had smelled this smell before. That black thing must have

It's gunpowder. It turns out that this is the black workshop where the Beggars make firecrackers.

Should I tell Master Wu about this?

"Zhu Dazhuang, what good treasure did you find?" Zhu Dazhuang was looking around, and Hong Qi waved to him.

"See Gang Leader, this thing is indeed a treasure." Zhu Dazhuang wiped the scattered gunpowder on the table with his sleeve. Then he put the package on the table. The old man who was studying the gunpowder in the fireworks immediately frowned into a knot.

"What is this?" Hong Qi was a little curious when he saw such a package. What kind of treasure could this idiot Zhu Dazhuang get? If he didn't have to ask him to do some hard work today, who would summon him if he had nothing to do.

Zhu Dazhuang didn't say anything, and took off the wrapping in a few seconds. The sunlight shone on the golden box, emitting thousands of golden lights, and the whole room was reflected in gold. When the golden yellow dragon box inside revealed its true appearance,

Everyone was stunned, even Hong Qitong stared blankly at the golden dragon box.

"Where...where did this thing come from?" Hong Qi pointed at the Huanglong box with trembling fingers, and started to stutter when asking. This kind of thing must belong to the royal family. This box is already a rare treasure, and what is inside it

What will it be?

Everyone likes the baby, but recruiting Dongchang and Jinyiwei will ruin it. Although the Beggar Gang is known as the largest Jianghu gang in the world, Hong Qi knows that any Jianghu gang is like ice and snow in summer in front of the state machine.

Hong Qi prayed to all the gods he knew that this thing must not be brought out of the palace by this thief. However, he was also convinced that Zhu Dazhuang, a bastard, would never have the ability to steal things from the palace.

"I met a wealthy businessman in Tongzhou the day before yesterday. My subordinates just thought he was a fat sheep. So while he was staying at the inn, they secretly put some medicine into his tea and rice. That night, they got this thing out." Zhu Dazhuang

Tell lies that have been made up long ago.

"Rich businessman? Where's the man?" Hong Qi thought for a moment and asked.

"The stone was tied to sink in Baiyangdian. This thing hurts the hand. I was afraid of any hidden dangers, so I sunk the person."

"Sinked?" Hong Qi looked at Zhu Dazhuang suspiciously. This boy could do such a cruel thing. But in this way, there was no way to find out the origin of this thing. What made Hong Qi even more itchy was that

What's in the expensive box?

Zhu Dazhuang felt a little guilty when Hong Qi saw him, but he still stood in front of Hong Qi. He just felt a little cramped in his calves.

"Mr. Jiang, do you think this thing can be opened?" Hong Qi turned around and asked the old man who was playing with gunpowder next to him.

Mr. Jiang stood up and looked at the box carefully. After a while, he said, "This dragon's mouth seems to be the keyhole. Didn't you find the key on that person?"

"I looked for it, but couldn't find it. There was only this box, which was carried by the servant of the wealthy businessman."

"No...!" Mr. Jiang began to look at it carefully again.

"This kind of box seems to be used by nobles to send messages to each other. The key is usually at the destination. I just don't know what is in this box." After looking at it for a while, Mr. Jiang said to Hong Qi.

Hong Qi's nose was almost crooked with anger. Isn't this nonsense?

"Can it be opened?" This is what Hong Qi is most concerned about. Although the main business of the Beggar Gang is begging, it has many side businesses. In addition to human trafficking and collecting protection fees, the most important economic income is theft.

Sneak in when no one is home, and take whatever valuables you see. If you can't even open the door lock, why steal anything? After a long time, the gang will naturally have a group of door-snatchers.

Master of locks. Mr. Jiang is the master of picking locks in the gang.

"This box cannot be destroyed." Seeing Mr. Jiang frowning, Hong Qi quickly added.

This box was a treasure, and he didn't want to break it.

"This is a bit difficult, but it is not difficult for me." Mr. Jiang took out a steel needle from his arms and carefully fiddled with it in the poor keyhole.

In the Temple of Heaven, the emperor was praying the most devoutly in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. Wang Tigan was holding a fly whisk and standing on the edge with his head bowed. Five steps away from him was the new crown prince Zhu Cijiong.

Perhaps because the wet nurse had fed him on the way to the Temple of Heaven, the little crown prince was sleeping soundly at this time. His pink little mouth was pouting, making him look very cute.

No matter how cute the child is, Wang Tiqian still has the urge to strangle him. Xin Wang Zhu Youjian has been plotting for several years, but because of the birth of this child, it has turned into a dream. Wang Tiqian's years of hard work has also become a dream.

Let's go down the drain together.

Next to the little crown prince, stood Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family. Not far away from the queen, stood the prince's biological mother, Concubine Ning. Concubine Ning was a beauty selected by Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family from among the people and presented to the emperor. Now the mother has the son.

You have become a concubine. If Hakka and Wei Zhongxian join forces in the future, it is not impossible to become a queen.

Concubine Ning is a member of Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family. With the power of the two of them, no one can influence the crown prince in the palace. Looking at the sleeping crown prince, Wang Tiqian felt powerless all over. After many years of planning, this time

It's considered down the drain.

Li Xiao was sitting in the headquarters of Tongzhou Biianfang, with Xie Youcai waiting beside him like a pug.

"Sir, it's best to eat duck on a hot day. This big man Yang's roast duck skills are unparalleled in the capital. The ducks are all from Baiyangdian, and the roasted ducks are all made from fruit wood. Especially this one rolled with lotus leaf pancakes.

, this is the best in the whole capital. Try it!" Xie Youcai introduced while bringing the duck meat rolled by the maid to Li Xiao.

The duck meat is cut close to the duck skeleton and looks a little greasy. It is dipped in sweet noodle sauce and topped with some green onions. Then it is wrapped in a girly Rouyi that looks like green onions. It is a pleasure even if you don't have to eat it.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Li, you two should try it too. It's really good to eat duck this summer!" Li Xiao felt that this is not much different from the roast duck of later generations. If there is a difference, maybe it is that the duck's skeleton does not make soup.

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Eating duck today does not mean that Li Xiao is eating alone. Chen Fu helped Li Xiao find an expert, Li Zhongzi, the number one master of traditional Chinese medicine in Beijing. There are rumors in the world that this old guy is a descendant of Li Shizhen. I don’t know if it is accurate, but this old guy

He looked like a fairy. He looked like he was in his thirties, but when asked, he was already fifty. There was not a single white hair on his head, which shocked Li Xiao.

Changxing Island lacks everything, but the most lacking thing is talents. Especially medical talents, the shortage is appalling. In Changxing Island, the only one who dares to be called a doctor is Tang Ruowang. In fact, this is what Western medicine is like in these days.

Son, the treatment of trauma can be considered adequate. But if someone has a headache or a fever, he will be blinded. Many soldiers are sick and can only use folk methods.

Changxing Island is right next to the sea. If you get some cholera or something, there is really no qualified doctor to diagnose and treat you. After Chen Fu introduced Li Zhongzi, Li Xiao has been thinking of ways to get this famous doctor to Changxing Island.

Not for others, but also for Xiaoyu and Xiaohao.

"Most of the food ducks eat is aquatic, so its meat is sweet and cold in taste, and enters the lung, stomach and kidney meridian, and has the functions of nourishing, nourishing the stomach, tonifying the kidneys, removing tuberculosis and bone steam, eliminating edema, relieving heat and dysentery, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, etc.

Effect. People with heat in the body are suitable to eat duck meat. People with weak constitution, loss of appetite, fever, dry stool and edema are more beneficial. Folk legend also says that duck is the "holy medicine" for patients with tuberculosis. "Compendium of Materia Medica"

Records: Duck meat "mainly tonifies deficiency and fatigue, best disinfects heat, facilitates urination, removes edema, relieves distension and fullness, benefits internal organs, reduces sores and swelling, and calms epilepsy."

Li Zhongzi is indeed a famous doctor, but Li Xiao just knows that it is good to eat duck meat in summer. He is really very sensible. He opened his mouth and explained why it is good to eat duck meat. He also quoted the classics!

Are you bullying me for not having read "Compendium of Materia Medica"? Do you have the ability to talk to me about Clausewitz?

"Uh...! Please!" Li Xiao spent a long time talking, and could only say one word, "please." What he said was too professional, and he couldn't make up his mind.

"Haha! Lao Li, don't be so pretentious. When it comes to eating, this is what our young adult does!" Chen Fu gave a thumbs up.

"Oh, I'd love to hear the details!"

"Xie Youcai, bring him a plate of tomatoes and let him try it. You didn't say that you have tasted all the fruits and vegetables in the world. See if you have eaten this before." Chen Fu smiled and ordered Xie Youcai.

Xie Youcai immediately took out a plate of red things from the refrigerated box next to him.

"Looking at the color, it seems to be more similar to chili peppers." One sentence shows that Li Zhongzi has seen the world. In these days, there are really not many people who have eaten chili peppers.

As if he was afraid of the spicy food after eating chili peppers, Li Zhongzi carefully picked up a small piece of tomato and put it in his mouth. To his surprise, this thing was actually sweet.

"Is this thing so sweet?" Li Zhongzi was a little surprised and picked up a large piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

Li Xiao couldn't help but think about it. Would tomatoes mixed with sugar be sweet?

These tomatoes grown in Yizhou have been introduced to Changxing Island in small batches. Xiaoyu likes to eat these things on weekdays, and today's tomatoes are still classified as fruits. This time I came to the capital to bring some gifts, and the emperor ate them

Afterwards, everyone praised and decided that Li Xiao should pay tribute to Li Xiao with two cars every year.

It's just two carts of tomatoes, it's not a big deal. As long as the emperor starts eating, he won't be afraid that the ministers won't eat. If the ministers eat, then the merchants will follow suit. Customers need to be cultivated. Think about it, it's a good business! Don't

If tomatoes are sold as luxury goods, then Xie Youcai should be laid off.

"Good stuff, sweet and sour, perfect for relieving summer heat." He said vaguely, but the speed of taking down his chopsticks became faster and faster.

Li Xiao and Chen Fu looked at each other and smiled and said: "Mr. Li, not only do tomatoes grow on our Changxing Island, but there are also sweet potatoes, corns, potatoes, mud kiwis, dragon fruits, etc. These things all have medicinal value.

, if you are interested, you can go and have a look when I return."

"Oh, really?" Li Zhongzi has spent his whole life studying medicine, and he wants to surpass the achievements of his ancestor Li Shizhen. Now when he heard Li Xiao say that there were so many things he had never seen there, he immediately became interested.

"How can it be fake? You see, these cigarettes are produced on Changxing Island. There is also a Western doctor on our island who has many unique insights into the diagnosis and treatment of trauma. If you are going to Changxing Island, I can help you recommend it.

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"In this case, I would like to accompany you to the island for a visit."

Two foxes, one old and one young, looked at each other and smiled. Changxing Island, which exudes the poison of modernity, is easy to get up but difficult to get off!

While he was talking, Li Xiao suddenly felt the ground shaking. Then, he saw huge smoke rising over the capital in the distance.

Wang Tiqian was about to gnash his teeth when suddenly there was a loud bang. The dust on the beams and pillars of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest fell straight down, and the entire Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest seemed to be shaking.

The nanny was so frightened that her face turned pale and she staggered towards Wang Tigan. Wang Tigan instinctively dodged and suddenly stretched out his foot and hung it on the nanny's ankle.

The wet nurse's body suddenly fell forward, and the prince in her hands also fell away.

By coincidence, Zhu Youxiao was also shaken and took a few steps back. The Crown Prince happened to roll down to his feet...!
Chapter completed!